/*
Copyright (c) 2007 John Grden

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*/

package com.sasken.pdb.models.settings
{
	import flash.display.DisplayObject;
	import flash.geom.Point;

	/**
	 *  A simple utility  that is able to do some coordinate conversion from 
	 *  local space to global one.
	 */  
	public class CoordinateUtils
	{
		/**
		 *  Converts coordinates from one local space to the other. 
		 *  @param containerFrom The container in which the point resides in.
		 *  @param containerTo The container, the coordinate space which the translation will be done.
		 *  @param origin The point to translate. 
		 */ 
		public static function localToLocal(containerFrom:DisplayObject, 
											containerTo:DisplayObject, origin:Point=null):Point
		{
			var point:Point = origin ? origin : new Point();
			point = containerFrom.localToGlobal(point);
			point = containerTo.globalToLocal(point);
			return point;
		}
	}
}